Building a narrow plot is a big problem, but you can handle it. In this article, we present you possible options for inspiration and the most narrow houses of the world. Find out how other people were able to equip their accommodation, having even less opportunities available than you. Does your site seem too small? You are deeply mistaken, look at what the owners are capable of truly narrow sites and how to equip narrow long houses.

The most narrow houses for narrow sites in the world - layout options

If you struggle to plan and build narrow house on the narrow plot Look at how really narrow houses look like. In such construction, the leaders of the Japanese, they literally uses every centimeter of space, but there are certain achievements from Londoners, as well as the Poles - in Warsaw there is one of the thinnest houses in the world.

House of Keret in Warsaw on a plot of 1.5 m

This house was built for the writer Edgar Keret in the interval between two block high-rise buildings, its width is from 152 cm in the widest, up to 92 cm in the very small place! This building was conceived as an art installation, but with a residential purpose. However, it should be noted that the Warsaw object was created as temporary (to be demolished for several years) and, therefore, it is not formally residential house. Currently, this house serves as a place of cultural and artistic events, as well as temporary housing for artists from around the world.

The house in the Brazilian city of Madre de De De De Deau has one meter wide in a narrow place and 10 meters in height. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 more rooms, kitchen, laundry, bathroom.

Lucky Drops - This house is located in Japan, its width is 3.26 m, and the length of 29.9 m. An interesting project is both on the outside and in the middle. He resembles small cozy interior Airship, however, it is quite difficult for us to imagine a normal stay in it. But there is nothing impossible for the Japanese.

Another interesting Japanese project has a much more "home" character and the Middle Apartment Metage (52.2 m²).

Amazing examples of Japanese miniaturization are houses that are in Nada and Osaka. Both are built on areas about 40 m², and still look quite functional.

At the end of the Asian tour, we present you a thin house with a mini-garden in Vietnam. Compared to other houses presented above, it is quite large. The house has a width of 4 m and 20 m in length, three floors and mezzanines, which is a total of more than 230 square meters. In this situation, it is not surprising that there is a place for a mini-garden in front of the house.

A rather interesting project with a convenient space for life was designed in London, the author of Al-Nek. This house was built in the interval between the houses, 2,4 m wide, and despite the fact that the project is super-compact, the living space is filled with daylight.

London Alma-NEC Design Studio has expanded the existing house in the southern part of London, creating a terraced house by 2.4 meters. It is pretty spacious and bright, there is enough space on the first floor to accommodate the dining room and an additional bedroom, as well as a cabinet on the second floor. Original building was located on little plot The lively street Hill Saint-Jones, Clapeham. Its scope roof reduced construction costs, and the windows located in a checked order allowed the natural light to achieve the deepest corners of the dwelling.

Thus, if you were concerned that your narrow plot will not allow you to build anything - we hope that examples of designers and architects from around the world will inspire you on interesting solutions. Below you can see the gallery in which the narrow houses are presented with photos.

Section size - 14 x 27 m. House height - 6.83 m. House area - 143 sq.m.

Section size - 12 x 23 m. House height - 7.5 m. House area - 90 sq.m.

House height - 7.35 m. House area - 89.5 sq.m. Garage Square - 20 sq.m.

What should I remember, choosing a project on a narrow area?

The choice of project of the house on a narrow plot of land is a difficult task - this is a fact. To implement this task, careful checks of the size of the plot, its analysis and professional base ready projects houses. Therefore, in such a difficult case, you need to choose professionals who deal with similar solutions. Analyze the existing projects of houses at a narrow area that are currently in the project database, where architects offer various solutions of a comfortable and functional home.

You need to very carefully measure the width of the plot to determine the optimal place for construction, given the permitted distance on the side from the house to the boundaries of the site.

Distance from the border of the site

House on a narrow plot, must meet the technical conditions relating to the location of the building regarding boundaries land plot. The wall with a window or door cannot be located closer than 4 m from the border. From the "deaf" wall to the border should be at least 3 meters.

At a distance of at least 1.5 m from the border, such architectural elements such as eaves, balconies, visors above the entrance, terrace or external staircases are allowed.

In principle, as a last resort, the house can be located closer than 1.5 m from the border, if it is taken into account in the calculations of the architect. But even in this case, the house should be attributed at least 3 meters from the buildings at the next section.

There are situations where the house is built right on the border of the site. This can be determined by the local land use plan. The regulation also allows the possibility of building a house directly on the border of the site, if there is already a building with a wall located on a distinguished line. In this case, however, new house Must meet certain requirements. The main ones are:

• he must stick to an existing building along the entire length of the adjacent wall,
• having a height is no more than the adjacent building.

What to pay attention to, buying a non-standard narrow plot?

Narrow, difficult to build areas, of course, cheaper than square land plots. Nevertheless, the price of the site should not be the only criterion when choosing the Earth. There are others important factorsthat need to read.

• Location relative to the parties of the world

As we mentioned above, the wall with the window cannot be closer than 4 m from the area of \u200b\u200bthe site. This means that if the land plot is directed a narrower part into the street, we will most likely have to abandon the glazing of wide facades. We will remain only windows on narrow facades, one of which will be the main thing.

Choosing a plot, it is worth paying attention to how it is oriented relative to the parties of the world. If all windows at home will leave only east and the west, the premises of the house will not be enough sunlight And heat.

If windows go to the south and the north side, it is standing in the northern part of the building to schedule rooms that do not require large number Lights - bathroom, kitchen, boiler room.

• Engineering and geological conditions

In search of the plot, it is also necessary to carefully look at its geological conditions. Houses on narrow sections are often multi-level. In addition to ordinary floors and attic, there are usually the ground floor or a basement, which is placed in which all the techniques are placed, leaving all the above-ground territory for residential rooms.

In order to know exactly whether it is possible to build a house with a reliable and dry basement on a certain site, it is necessary to carry out engineering and geological surveys, which will give comprehensive information about the water-ground state of the Earth.

Unfortunately, the construction of the basement may increase the total cost of building a house by 20%. The relatively inexpensive base level is obtained during construction in areas with a pronounced slope. In this case, the natural conditions themselves determine a specific architectural solution.

Before you buy a land plot, you will definitely ask the neighbor who has a house with a basement, whether it will be filled with water from water periodically. But when studying the situation, do not forget that different water and ground conditions can be formed in neighboring sites. In addition, it is necessary to find out how seriously the neighboring house is protected from flooding with the help of drainage systems, ties, geometry of structure, etc.

Projects of houses for narrow land

Before you buy a project of the house for a narrow site, you must check the local land use plan. From the relevant documents, we will find out which house we can build on the existing site.

If you are the owner of a narrow plot and are going to build a house on it using a typical project, keep in mind that coming thoroughly to the question of choosing architectural development, you can build enough comfortable and spacious home, leaving the place for a comfortable terrace and a small garden.

The main parameter when choosing a project is the width of the facade of the building. Narrow sections are different in the area, aspect ratio, the correctness of the geometry. Houses for narrow sections today are designed in a huge assortment. They can be both single-storey and mansard or with two full-fledged floors. Among them are classic estates, laconic cottage buildings, fashionable modern cottages.

What needs to be paid attention to, choosing a house project for a narrow section?

• Window

The location of the windows is very important from the point of view of remoteness from the boundary of the land. Remember that each project of the house must be adapted to local conditions. At the project preparation phase, window openings are often corrected so that the building can be placed on an elongated area.

Planning changes in the project, pay attention to the fact that by reducing the area of \u200b\u200bthe windows on one facade, you need to compensate for the lack of glazing using other facades. According to the technical conditions, the area of \u200b\u200bwindows in residential premises should be at least 1/8 of the floor area.

• Doors

If it is assumed that the house will be located just a few meters from the border of the site, while it will be addressed to the courtyard of the narrow part, it means that the input can only be in the side narrow facade. This is not the most common option to place the input zone, but it is precisely such a solution that allows you to very economically use the area under the entrance.

• Building type

If the site is narrow, but long, you can build a convenient cottage. However, if there is a very small area to get a comfortable dwelling for the family, you need to build a cottage with an attic or a classic two-storey country house.

If build on little plot One-storey house, it will be very difficult to zonail and insertively insolon. In addition, it cannot be equipped with a spacious open-plan guest zone. And in the two-story building, zoning is carried out simply on floors, and even with a minimum number of square meters, the layout will be rational and functional.

• Facade

House on a narrow plot should have simple shape, without architectural frills. But this does not mean that he must be simple and uninteresting design. So, for example, due to the configuration of the roof, you can give the building an original and attractive view. The entrance to the house should be emphasized by a beautiful porch, made in the architectural style that is taken as a basis. An open terrace is used to optically increase the living room. Graceful balconies I. mansard windows Make the appearance of the building more completed and respectable.

The cottage built on a narrow section is better decorated with facing of light tones. In addition to the effect of the visual increase in the volume of the building, the light finish provides other advantages - it always looks fresh and neat, and organically combines the greenery.

If the house is deployed to a wide facade to the street, its arrangement will be much simpler. In this case, there will be no special restrictions in the location of windows, and the premises will receive enough light, it will more harmoniously look, and if necessary, you can attach a side garage.

• Garage

The building aimed at the street with a narrow facade is quite difficult to complement the adjacent garage. The frontal facade for the garage extension in most cases is not suitable, as it is given to the input zone. If you attach the garage on the side - the building will be expanded, and the required distance from the boundary of the land plot will not be respected. In addition, the garage will close the wall in which there could be windows. Only the rear facade remains. However, for arrival in it, it will be necessary to lay the road along the entire house, which will take the precious space of the local area.

There is still an underground garage option. This is the most optimal way out of the situation. But here you need to remember that underground structures can not be built on areas with weak soil or high groundwater. And yet - the underground garage requires a sufficiently long and gentle check-in, for which the place is also needed.

Developers who have a narrow plot for building should not be upset because there are excellent projects of narrow in our collection two-storey houses (Photo available on the site). Such projects are suitable even for the most non-standard cases. Moreover, the layout of narrow two-storey houses Z500 is no less convenient and functional than the houses of standard forms.

Plans for projects of narrow two-story houses: Planning features

The planning of projects of narrow two-storey houses has some features. Namely:

• On one of the facades there is no windows. This allows you to bring the house to the border with the neighboring area as close as possible.
• Some plans of narrow two-storey houses provide for the placement of bedrooms and living room in the end zones, which provides good lighting.
• The entrance to the house may be on the side or from the front. This makes it possible to place the structure conveniently on the plot not only in the depth, but also in width.

Happy viewing! Choose the best layout for you and the design of narrow two-storey houses from the company Z500.